home Bea De Giacomo Hiroshima Hi⋅ro⋅shi⋅ma   [heer-oh-shee-muh, hi-roh-shuh-muh] –noun 1. a city of southwest Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Osaka. Founded in the 16th century, it was destroyed in World War II by the first atomic bomb used in warfare (August 6, 1945). The rebuilt city is an important commercial and industrial center. Population: 1,160,000. h a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z highway Hiroshima hole hold home homemade hotel house hurt hug horn